THE PORTRAYAL OF WOMEN IN CONTEPORARY NIGERIAN TELEVISION ADVERTISING
Authors:
AJILORE Kolade
Publication Type: Journal article
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Abstract
The campaign for greater social visibility of women and gender equality reached an apogee in 1995 following the convocation of the Beijing Conference. Like other initiatives before it, the Conference recalled global attention to institutional structures and social practices that collectively confined women to the ‘secondary economy.’ It has specifically challenged the mass media to accept the gauntlet and align with feminist ideology proselytising the salutary implication for development of a society devoid of gender stereotypes.
Paradoxically, feminists have always accused the media, especially advertising, of caustically undermining the philosophical base of their crusade. Under the anchorage of the liberal feminist, social learning and cultivation analysis theories, these researchers conducted content analyses of seventy-eight local TV advertisements and found evidence that substantiated the apprehensions and allegations of gender liberators.